As proud members of Concordia University's dynamic, strong and committed
research and teaching community, we are concerned that the recent departure
of the University President and other senior administrators has had a
significant negative impact on the university_s reputation with the
communities we serve.

Whereas this departure has been enacted with a lack of transparency and
accountability on the part of the Officers of Concordia University_s Board
of Governors,

at a special meeting called by the Faculty of Arts and Science Chairs, 14
January 2011, the 25 Chairs present unanimously agreed to a motion of
non-confidence in the Officers of Concordia University's Board of Governors,
and in the process that led to the President_s departure.

We call for the initiation of a process by which the by-laws of Concordia
University_s Charter, especially Article 32, be reviewed in order to revisit
the powers of the Board and its relative powers and responsibilities in
relation to Senate.

We call for an increase in the faculty representation on Concordia
University_s Board of Governors, and on the selection committee for the new
President in order to ensure that faculty members are fully and fairly
represented in the decision-making process.

We present this motion in the spirit of moving forward in a positive manner,
and with full confidence in the Concordia community of students, faculty,
and staff.


Dr. Lisa Ostiguy, Chair, Applied Human Science
Dr. Joanne Turnbull, Chair, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Micheal Kenneally, Principal, School of Canadian Irish Studies
Dr. Bradley Nelson, Chair, Department of Classics, Modern Languages and
Linguistics
Prof. Rae Staseson, Chair, Communication Studies
Dr. William Sims, Chair, Department of Economics
Dr. Richard Schmid, Chair, Department of Education
Dr. Jason Camlot, Chair, Department of English
Dr. Philippe Caignon, Chair, Dˇpartement d_ˇtudes fran¨aises
Dr. David Greene, Chair, Department of Geography
Dr. Norman Ingram, Chair, Department of History
Prof. Linda Kay, Chair, Department of Journalism
Dr. Ariela Freedman, Principal, Libaral Arts College
Dr. Rosemarie Schade, Principal, Loyola International College
Dr. Yogendra Chaubey, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Dr. David Morris, Chair, Department of Philosophy
Dr. Truong Vo-Van, Chair, Department of Physics
Dr. Peter Stoett, Chair, Department of Political Science
Dr. Jean Roch Laurence, Chair, Department of Psychology
Dr. Lynda Clarke, Chair, Department of Religion
Dr. Calvin S. Kalman, Principal, Science College
Dr. Eric Shragge, Principal, School of Community and Public Affairs
Dr. Fran Shaver, Chair, Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Dr. Christine Jamieson, Chair, Department of Theology
Dr. Genevi¸ve Rail, Principal, Simone de Beauvoir Institute